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The Morrow County Republican. (Mt. Gilead, Ohio), 1914-09-04

The Morrow County Republican. (Mt. Gilead, Ohio), 1914-09-04 page 1

VOL. X. MT GILEAD, OHIO, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1914 NO. 7 PAU STOPS ! GERMAN iDMjgi o Bcisivefy Defeats the Right Wing, BATTLE AT PEfiONNE Antwerp Reports French Victorious and Onrush Checked. . GERMANS 10 JlUSTRim W!M Russians Said to Have Been Smashed In a Series of Engagements In East Prussia and Galicia French Rush ing Troops to. the. North to Avert ,' Threatened Disaster Paris Feverishly Preparing For a Siege. London, Sept. 1 In an official report the French war office says that the. French troops opened up a desperate offensive movement, against the Germans with the right wing and center of her , army. The object of the attack was to offset the reverses to the British and French troops in the north. The French right defeated the Germans and drove them into retreat. On the center a general en gagement Is being fought, so far without decisive result. . German forces engaged the French on a ninety-five mile line from Vil-lers, department of the Somme, to Montuerme, department of Ardennes. An official announcement declares that the allies are holding their own In this conflict. , . ' France' has called 600,000 additional reservists to the colors. These forces win ne equipped ana ready tor tne field in a few days. Large bodies of troops have, been arriving In Paris from southern and western France to defend the city. Reinforcing columns were sent Immediately to positions in the encircling fortifications. General Pau's Victory. According to a dispatch from Ant werp General Pau of the French forces won a brilliant victory over 50,000 Germans at Peronnel This is the first successful move of the allies' effort to stem the onrush of the German right wing pushiug toward Paris from the north. According to the brief report of the engagement, General Pau, hurrying from the frontier lines in 'the south with fresh troops, crossed the Somme river 30 miles from Amiens, in the department or the Somme, and struck a heavy blow at a division of General Von Kluk's army. The German line had approached within 60 miles of Paris, but if the allies succeed in' supporting the of- . fenslve movement of General Pau the Invaders will be forced to stay their . march to prevent their right from be ing outflanked. Austria and Germany Win. It was officially announced here that about 30,000 Russians had been taken prisoner by the Germans dur lng the fighting In East Prussia, par tlcularly at Ortelsburg, Hohenstein and Tannenburg. They include many officers of high rank. The German attack at these three points was across swamps and lakes. The following account of Austrian operations has been obtained in Ber lin from an official Austrian source "In the Austro-Russian theater of war decisive battles have been In prog ress for several days. Our forces, which were victorious near Krasnlk pursued the Russians in the direction of Lublin. The Austrians advanced also into the enemy's territory be tween the rivers Bug and Wieprz. . and we have taken positions In front , of Zamose. Other contingents of the Austrian army hold their positions northeast and southwest of Lemberg ' After crossing the Dniester they en countered great forces of the enemy.' Turkey to Stay Out London, Sept. 1. The Turkish em bassy here has issued an emphatic denial of the report that Turkey In tends to enter the general European war as an ally of Germany. The Ot toman embassy says Turkey has no such intention and adds that the posI- tion or tne pone nas ueeu cumuiiuu cated to the British government. ' Austrians Defeated? Sofia, Bulgaria, Sept. 1 It is reported that the Austrians have suffered an irreparable defeat at Zamose, In Russian Poland, fifty miles southeast of Lublin. Belgian Queen In England. I London, Sept. 1. Queen Elizabetl lof Belgium with her three 'ldrei. has arrived la London. CHURCHES Air announcements are Standard TimJ Chestnut Grove. Chestnut Grove Friends Church Howard H. Green, P&Btor Sunday school at 10; preaching at 11. Mid week prayer meeting Wednesday ev ening at 7:30. Gilead Friends. Gilead Friends Church, George E. Kent, Pastor Sunday school at 9:30; preaching at 10:30; young people's meeting at 6:30; preaching at 7:30. Mid-eek prayer meeting Thursday eve at 7 P. m. Christian Science Reading room, third floor of the Reg ister building, is open Wednesdays and Saturdays from 2 to 4 p. m.; testimonial meeting Wednesday night at 7:30. Leson sermon every Sunday at 1:30. Presbyterian. ' The regular Puarterly Communion service will be held next Sabbath. Preparatory Services will be held Fri day evening at 7:30. There will be ao Wednesday evening meeting. W. R. Ward, Minister. Baptist. The Whole 'month of September will be devoted to a special Rally season. In the Bible School, the class making the best record for the month will be awarded a prize. Pastor Craig will preach a scries of special Rally sermons. Topic for Sunday sermons: "The Blessings of Labor." All laboring people are invited. Senior B. Y. P. U. meeting at 6:30. Union open air meetng at 7:30. Preaching at the Fulton Baptist church Sunday at 2:30 p. m. Marengo Circuit. Marengo Circuit" M. E. Church, F. A. Gilmore, Pastoi" At Marengo: Sept. 6. Sunday school at 9:15; tem perance sermon at 7:30, "Why the saloon must go;" prayer meeting on Thursday evening at 7:30. At Wood bury: i Preaching at 9:30; Sunday school at 10; prayer meeting Wed nesday evening at 7:30. At Fulton: Sunday school at 9:30; sermon to children at 10:30; Epworth league at 7:30; prayer meeting Wednesday ev ening at 7:30. Woman's Foreign Missionary Thank Offering at Marengo, Sunday 10:30 A. M. Mrs. Manley of Delaware, a re turned Missionary will speak. . Trinity M. E. Sabbath school lesson, "The Great Commandments." Sermon by the pastor at the morning hour of worship. Epworth League topic, "A Song of Lofty Expectations." The union evening meetings will con tinue through the month of September. The pastor of the Methodist church will be the out-of-door preacher next Sunday evening on the square. If the weather is bad the meeting will be held in the Baptist church. Cabinet meeting of the Epworth League after prayer meeting. Stewards' meeting Thursday night. The annual conference meets at Nor- walk, Sept. 22. j Great Republican Improve ments. The Morrow County Republican at this time needs all the help it can pos sibly get from its patronB. We have on our list a thousand or more subscrip ers who could well afford to remit a year or two subscription and the pay' ment would be considered as a favor. The Republican is contemplating great Improvement, one that will cost, not hundreds, but thousands of dollars. So in a week or two we will be able to show you what grit, pluck and square dealing can do. Under ordinary circumstances we would not need to urge you to pay. Work on New Garage. Dr. Tucker's fine big building on South Main street being erected for Wiison & Bradford's Up-to-the-minute garage, has the foundation, which is of cement, nearly completed, and they are hauling the brick which are a pretty light yellow color. The building will be two stories and will have a working basement under part of it. When completed it will be a most substantial, pretty and convenient structure of large dimensions, with all garage conveniences. Geo. Hiskey returned home Tues day night from two weeks visit in Huntington, Whitley and Kosoiousko counties, Ind., where he attended the re union at Huntington of his mother's family on the 19th. Mr. Hiskey tells us that the corn especially in Hunting ton county looks good. ' In Warsaw on account of dry weather corn looks bad. Peaches! Car load Elberta (Lake) Peaches to arrive Saturday or Monday. Quality fine. Prices reasonable. Place your orders at once. City Bakery and Grocery G. W. CHIPPS, Proprietor LADY COOK Known by Kt. Gilead's Older People, Stilt Active. London, Aug. 24 Lady Cook who was an American woman, Tennessee Cad in, hopes to enlist 150,000 women in an Am azon army. She has petitioned Queen Mary to further the project, reminding her how Boadicea, queen of the ancient Britons, mowed down her enemies in a scythed chariot. "There are plenty of women knitting sockB aDd doing Red Cross work," sayt Lady Cook, "but I want every woman who has health and strength to use arms so that when the men-folk are away they can defend their homes and honor. . I believe Englishwomen will make good fighters, for I believe what Kipling says about the female of the pecies being more deadly than the male. "My plan is to have regiments of women wearing khaki uniforms, just like the men, with the possible addition of knee-length ikirts.',' Lady Cook, Tennessee Claflin and her sister Victoria C. Woodhull, lived in Mt. Gilead with her siBter, Mrs. Miles, when the latter and Mr. Miles kept the American House, half a eentuty ago, when Tennessee was a girl. She is now an English subject. ' Rev. and Mrs. E. H. Barrett re turned home from Shelby, Mich., Mon day afternoon, after a several weeks' visit with their daughter Mrs. Ed Johnston and their friends. Mrs. Johnston is teaching music in the public schools. while Mr. Johnston is in the shoe store with his mother, his father having died not long ago. Peaches, Rev. Barrett tells us, are selling for canning for 75 cents a bushel.' Fogle-St. Clair. Miss Laura Fogle of Fredericktown, O., and Mr. Joy St. Clairof Galion, O., were united in marriage by Rev. J. W. Craig, at the Baptist parsonage, Saturday, August 29. Irwin-Altenburg. . Miss Catherine Irwin, daughter of Mrs. Lucy Irwin, of Mt. Gilead, and Hovey Altenburg, of Mt. Vernon, were quietly married at Dayton, Tuesday. Phillips-Conway A Marengo young couble came to Mt. Gilead last Friday, August 28, to unite their endeavors together in life's great issues. Ihey were married by Kev. b. E. Sears. They are Mr. Verner M. Conway and Miss Lenore Phillips. Geogory-Irwin. Mr. Walter Riley Irwin and Miss Myrtle Dill Gregory, both of Carding' ton, were married in Mt. Gilead, Wed' nesday morning, Sept. 2, at 9 o'clock by Rev. S. E. Sears. They will go to housekeeping on a farm about two miles south of Cardington. Clevenger-Jackson. At the M. E. parsonage in Edison Thursday evening, August 27, 1914, were wedded Mr. Floyd Harold Jack' eon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Amos Jack' son, south of Mt. Gilead, and Miss Jennie Oneta Clevenger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon B. Clevenger, of Edison, Rev. Bryenton officiating. The young couple will make Mt. Gilead their future home. The bride was for a long time bookkeeper at the Repub lican office. We wish them joy and happiness. . Turned Turtle. Coming home on Sunday evening at about 6:30, a short distance east of Ma rion the George Thomas automobile ran into a ditch and turned over, breaking one wheel. Jim, Dale and Mrs. Thom as and Susie Spousler'were in the machine, a Ford, driven by Jim, and going pretty speedy when they turned out for another machine, and going too close to the bank, upset. Mrs. Thomas sus tained an injury to her arm, but the rest escaped. Dr. Jackson was 'phoned for and gave Mrs. Thomas relief and assisted the party home. 4 : MM IEFIIE ADBBSnS To Ba Hade in Mansfield Next Monday, Before Court of Appeals. The case of the Cardington Mutual Telephone company will be heard in the court of appeals at Mansfield, Monday, Sept 7. In. common pleas court thiB cast brought by the Morrow County Telephone company was decided by Judge Devor in favor of the Carding' ton company. The court of appeals of this district decided the Ashley case some time ago against the Mutual, but the case axe not at all similar, end the Crdingtont company feels positive of eventually winning out. Monday ,18 a legal holiday, Labor Day, but all sides will waive this legal ques tion. Only two judges, Powell and Shields will tit in the case. ' It has been aaid that the Morrow County Telephone company . had. no power to bring these suits, that if the Mutual companies, being legally Incor porated and having power to do business in the Stat of Ohio, have violated any law, or deing anything contrary to the rights granted in their charters, the Attorney general should bring suit. If, for instance, one State bank violated ita rights another State bank could not bring suit. If one incorporated tele phone company violated its' rights, an other incorporated telephone company could not bring suit to prevent them from doing business. However decided in Mansfield, the case will find its way te the supreme court. In the court of last resort is where the Mutuals base great hopes. When the supreme court will get the case for a hearing can not be foretold, It may be three months it may be two years. In the meantime a score or so of men, ?oJts.ieve they did no wrong, -re under, am t. And this in America! BISHOP MCINTYRE Dies in Chicago One of the Chautauqua Lecturers. As we go to press word is received from Chicago of the death of Bishop Mclutyre, resident bishop at Oklahoma City. He passed away from Wesley Hospital on Sunday evening, August 30. He had not been in robust health for some time, and came to Chicago for treatment a little over a week ago, He was then Buffering from a large number of boils, which were giving him great physical disturbance. Every thing was done for him modern science could provide, and it was expected he would be able to take up his task at an early moment. He grew suddenly worse, and death came as a relief from pain and mental depression. Bishop Mclntyre had under his super vision this fall seven Conferences, and bad been anticipating this work with considerable pleasure. His sudden ill ness and unexpected death will be a great shock to all the pastors 'of Con ferences where he was to preside. He was a great preacher and lecturer, with world-wide fame. By nature he was a poet and word painter of most artistic Bk ill. His rise fro m the brick mason's work to that of a bishop is a demostration of what a talented youth under opportunity and hard work can accomplish. The churches be served carry a memory of him as one of the greatest minds and souls they have known. His artiBtic temperment made him a visionary of the most desirable type. He saw visions and dreamed dreams and was gifted with ability to place in words all that he saw and felt. Some of his descriptions will remain with men for many years after he is gone. His descriptive powers ranged from a delicious presentation of a dish of strawberries to the marvelous and bewildering presentation of the great Chicago fire. He was a master words, and king of the platform and pulpit. As a biBhop he has been re garded in this respect to the delight of all his Conferences. . The remains were taken to Oklahoma City, and from thence to Los Angeles, Cal., for burial.-Western Christian Advocate. Kehrweckdr-Haycook. Claude Haycook- of Edison, and Irene Kehrwecke'r of Cardington were united In marriage Monday at Gilead by Squire Kauff man. The bride is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. F. Kehrwecker of Fenn-ville, Mich; " NATAL. To Mr. and Mrs. E. P. George was born a baby girl, Sunday morning, Aug. 30, weight 7 pounds. The little girl will be christened Ins Virginia. 'The Cry of the Unclean Spirit" The union open air meetings will be continued through the month of Sep tember. Next Sunday night Rev. S. E. Sears will speak on "The Cry of the Unclean Spirit." If the weather should not permit an out of door meeting the service will be held in the Baptist chureh SIR C. W. H DOUGLAS Chief ef the Imperial staff ef ths British Army. AUSTRIANS SCORE VICTORY All but Annihilate Five Russian Army Corps. Philadelphia, Sept 1. Details of a rout of five Russian army corps by three Austrian corps were received at the Austro-Hungarian consulate In this city from the foreign office . at Vienna. The report says: "There has been a great battle fought, as a result of which Buckovl-na has been entirely cleared ot Russian troops. Twenty thousand Aus trian defeated a much larger force of Russians. The main Austrian army is on a line with Lublin. A great bat tle of seventy hours' duration. -has been foughVat Krasnlk along a front of fourteen miles. The Austrian army corps completely defeated, routed and almost annihilated five Russian army corps. At the last reports the Russians were flying In the direction of Lublin and the, Austrian victors were pressing tbem hard, hoping to cut off their communications with Warsaw. The Austrian army now occupies Krasnlk, Kielze and Lublin ' Japan Files Protest. Washington, Sept. 1. At the Japanese embassy it was said that a protest had been registered with the United States against, the treatment accorded some fifty or more Japanese who remained In Germany afte- the declaration of war. It was said that these Japanese had been interned in a prison fortress. The Japanese have demanded the release of the captives. ANTICIPATE SIEGE Thousands ef Noncombatanta the French Capital. Quit Paris, Sept. 1. Lines of anxious noncombatants, anxious to leave the city before the beginning of the siege. stretched for many blocks from the railroad stations. Thousands of per sons already have left the capital and thousands more are preparing to leave. During the night the lines at the ticket windows of the railroads began to form. These people intend to stay In line until they have purchased their tickets on outgoing trains. They have been "notified that it may be two days before they learve, tut they have their hand baggage and food ready to stand a short siege now, rather than a longer one later. A cheerful side of the picture is the assurance given out by the au thorltles, that In the eventuality of siege Paris is In far better shape in regard to the food supply than In 1870. There are large storks of flour, cattle, general provisions and coal actually within the city gates and large stores continue to arrive every day. The water supply has been protected against any attempts of the Germans to cut It off. CLAIMS WAR IS WON German Ambassador Says His Nation Is Ready For Peace. New Yorkr-Sept. 1. Count Johann Von Bernstorff, German ambassador to the United States, issued this statement: "The war has been fought and won Germany did not begin the war; she did not want the war; she is ready for peace at any moment. The coali tion has been defeated in western Europe. German defeat now on land Is out of the question. "The alms of the German general staff have been attained. The allies have been so badly and so suddenly worsted that Sermany is free to withdraw, as she has begun to do, great nnmbers of men to ward off the Russian invasion. German victory means a great advance of democracy in the empire. The nation can never forget how the whole people rose as ona man against an unjust attack." I . '.v 'f ' ''.X 'J (''' C K'Vj:l Photo by American Prau Aoociatlec. COURT HOUSE COMMON PLEAS COURT. New Cow: Geo Thatcher and N. C. Levering vs. board of health of Gilead town ship, damages in the sum. of $2,42 and costs of suit. The suit is the outgrowth, of an action against the plaintiffs, who had a slaughter house In Gilead township, two years ago. The board secured an injunction in tho lower courts against the use of the grounds and buildings for slaughter house purposes. The plaintiffs in their petititien state that after the injunction was granted In the lower courts, the board of health entered into a written obligation with the V. 8. Fidelity fc Guaranty Co. as security, that the board would pay to the plaintiffs the damages they might sustain by reason of the injunction if it finally be decided that said injunction ought not to have been granted. The petition staK-s that upon trial of the case in appellate court in June, IMS, the higher court deci ded that the injunction ought nut to have been granted, and dissolved the same. Since the higher court as dissolved the Injunction, the plaintiffs hold that the board of litsilth should, according to the terms of the agreement, pay to them dam aged for loss susiained during thf lime tlte Injunction from the lower courts was In force. Damags are giv-in as follows: Loss tallow and trimmings, 88 head cattle butchered, ?.")2S; loss lard from 194 hogs butch ered, J2r,0; to hauling saidby-products from premises, 250; to dam aged to business and cost of litigation, $1,500; total $2,462. Geo. W. Sipe vs. board of educa tion of Peru township, to secure temporary restraining order enjoining the board from proceeding to centralize the Peru township school district and the Alum Creek school district. He claims that an election held in that ownship for the purpose of determi ning the will of the voters in regard lo the centralization plan was illegal, null and void. The election resulted in a vote of 91 to 82 in favor of the project. The reasons givtn for contesting the election are: first. that the board of education had no right to hold such an election; second, that the petition calling for the election was signed by electors from both districts; third, that the board had no authority to call an election for the centralization of the two districts; fourth, that no notice or Ctll was made for the special election. Wm. D. Spore vs. Nora Spore, divorce. The plaintiff claims to have been married to fie defendant at Palmyra, Mo., in 1310. He'claimsthat the defendant made false represen tations to him. concerning her char acter and chastity in order to induce! him to marry her. PROBATE COURT. M. L. Craven appointed admr. es tate Martha Phillips. Bond $HK). S.A. Uurbin, A. T. Hildebrand and J. X. Hosier appraisers. Wm. Brundage estate Sixth par tial account filed by Benj. Olds, trustee;First and final account filed in the David Mezgar estate. Arlle Goff, an alleged lunatic Affidavit filed, warrant to arrest Issued, returnable Aug. 27, ' Wilson Rhodes Petition to change name to Wilbur Chipps. Hearing had, ordered by the court that the name be and is changed from Wilson Rhodes to Wilbur Chipiw. Arthur Sellers appointed gdn. of Lydia and Phebe Gilson. Bond filed and approved. Arlle Goff, alleged lnsane--ln(iuest held, testimony., of witnesses taken, found to be insane and fit subject for treatment at the state hospital. Medical certificate ordered and filed by R. L. Pierce and Geo. H. Pugh, convey Issued to sheriff. Benj. Olds, trustee under the will Benj. Olds, trustee under the will of Wm. Brundige, dee'd New bond filed and approved. MARRIAGE LICENSES. Floyd H. Jackson, farmer, age 21, of Mt. Gilead, and Jennie Clevenger, age 19, of Edison. Vernon M. Conway, tinner, age 19, of Sparta, and Lenore Phillips, age 17, of Marengo. Joy H. St. Clair, laborer, of Galion, and Laura Fogle of Perry township. Claude Haycook, laborer, age IS, of Edison, and Irene Kehrwecker, age IS, of Cardington. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. James Monroe, president, to Wm. Beatty, 302 acres in Gilead township, patent. Geo. Bowman to Lewis Z. Martin, lot 5S9 in, It. Gilead, $75. Trustees Bryn Zion cemetery to Henry Trinibee, one-half lot 1j1 in Bryn Zlon cemetery. Lillian Feigley to Andrew Mitchell, part lots 31, 32 and 33 in Climax, $125. Daniel Lowe to H. V. Lowe, 21 acres in Troy township, affidavit: H. V. Lowe to Minerva Lowe, 21 acres in Troy township, $1.00 Elizabeth Benson, q. c. to Melissa M. Pocock, 108 acres in Franklin township, $1675.00. , H. J. Hull to L. L. Glass, lot 25i and part lots 22 and 252 in Mt. Gilead. $2,100.00. James Monroe, president, to Thomas Moore, 160 acres in Troy township, patent. Emanuel Winebar to May Gardner, lots 160-167 In Fulton, $650. B. A. Durkee to Mark. Cook, catacomb No. .122 in Mt. Gilead mausoleum, $125.00. Wm. H. Kennedy to J. W. Welch, '0 acres in Bennington township, $5250.00. 4 mortgages received, $10,775.00. 5 mortgages cancelled, $7,150.00. .. - " . i PUSH BACK LEFT VMI8 OF ALLIE8 Germans Force Fees to Yield Ground. BIG BATTLE PROCEEDING French Ksi Occupying Second Line of Defense FIERCE FIGHT CI THE VISTULA Russian Troops Engage Austrian Forces In a General Engagement. Czar's Legions Attack Fortified City . of Koenigsburg, In East Prussia. General French Reports Losses In British Defeat Progress of the Great Conflict. London, Aug. 31. The French, undaunted by reverses in the northwest, have resumed the battle in Lorraine. It is reported that General Pau with reinforcements has been hurried to northern Prance to the support of the weakened left. Despite despefate resistance, however, this wing of the allies has been forced to retire further.The French war office Issued the following: "The progress of the German right wing has obliged us to yield ground on our left." The French ministry of war announces that It has been decided to call out the class of 1914, which will give at least 200.000 additional troops, and also to call out the active reserve and the eldest classes of the territorial reserve. . After four days of desperate fighting, the British army in France Is rested, refitted and reinforced for the next great battle, according to an announcement by Lord Kitchiner, secretary of state for war. In a statement based on report from Sir John French, commander of the British expeditionary forces, the secretary says that the British, after struggling against tremendous odds, retired to a new line of defense. Their casualties are between 5,0t0 and 6,000. The battle line of the allies now runs through Labercles. Lecateau and Cambrai. The Germans report that their forces have reached Quentin and are advancing from there towards the fortified positions of Lafere. The mayor of Boulogne denies that that city has been taken by the Germans. Troops For the Russian Border. Russia's Invasion of Germany continues successfully along the entire line of battle, according to a St. Petersburg dispatch. German troops have been forced to. abandon the Vistula river at several points and are being driven back rapidly all along the line of this river, which Is of great strategic importance. Battle lines cover two widely separated regions, the northern Russian army engaging the Germans south of Koenigsburg, the siege of which had been begun, and the southern force assailing the Austrians near Lemburg, Austrian Galicia. In a fight with the Austrians, the Russians achieved a victory, killing 3.000 Austrians and capturing many prisoners. Germany Is sending troops from Belgium to East Prussia to meet the Russians as rapidly as the railroads can carry them. One hundred and thirty-six trains loaded with soldiers crossed from Belgium Into Prussia. The garrison of Germans holding Brussels has been cut to 300 men. Dispatches from Austrian headquarters state that 1,000.000 men are engaged in the battle on the Austro-Russian frontier. The battle line extends from the Vistula river to the Dniester river, over 100 miles. The Russians have penetrated more than twenty miles into Austrian territory. Scattered encounters in eastern Ga-ilcla have developed into a general battle, extending 100 miles, from the southern district ot Lublin, In Russian Poland, to a point beyond Lemberg. in Ga!ia. The official Information bureau announces that Apia, a seaport of Upolu, Pamoan Islands, and capital of the German part of the group, surrendered on the morning, of Aug. 29 to a British force from New Zeland. Germany's Samoan territory has been considered her most strategic possession In the Pacific. Following the dissolution of the agreement of 1889, by which the United States, Germany 1 and Great Britain joined in guaranteeing the neutrality and Independ ent ol the Samoan group, a tit of partition was signed in Washington in 1899. An official statement issued by the admiralty says that of 1,200 men composing the crews of the German warships sunk off Helgoland Friday, only 330 were saved. Twenty-nine kjlled end thirty eight wounded was the price in me paid by the British for the naval action.

VOL. X. MT GILEAD, OHIO, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1914 NO. 7 PAU STOPS ! GERMAN iDMjgi o Bcisivefy Defeats the Right Wing, BATTLE AT PEfiONNE Antwerp Reports French Victorious and Onrush Checked. . GERMANS 10 JlUSTRim W!M Russians Said to Have Been Smashed In a Series of Engagements In East Prussia and Galicia French Rush ing Troops to. the. North to Avert ,' Threatened Disaster Paris Feverishly Preparing For a Siege. London, Sept. 1 In an official report the French war office says that the. French troops opened up a desperate offensive movement, against the Germans with the right wing and center of her , army. The object of the attack was to offset the reverses to the British and French troops in the north. The French right defeated the Germans and drove them into retreat. On the center a general en gagement Is being fought, so far without decisive result. . German forces engaged the French on a ninety-five mile line from Vil-lers, department of the Somme, to Montuerme, department of Ardennes. An official announcement declares that the allies are holding their own In this conflict. , . ' France' has called 600,000 additional reservists to the colors. These forces win ne equipped ana ready tor tne field in a few days. Large bodies of troops have, been arriving In Paris from southern and western France to defend the city. Reinforcing columns were sent Immediately to positions in the encircling fortifications. General Pau's Victory. According to a dispatch from Ant werp General Pau of the French forces won a brilliant victory over 50,000 Germans at Peronnel This is the first successful move of the allies' effort to stem the onrush of the German right wing pushiug toward Paris from the north. According to the brief report of the engagement, General Pau, hurrying from the frontier lines in 'the south with fresh troops, crossed the Somme river 30 miles from Amiens, in the department or the Somme, and struck a heavy blow at a division of General Von Kluk's army. The German line had approached within 60 miles of Paris, but if the allies succeed in' supporting the of- . fenslve movement of General Pau the Invaders will be forced to stay their . march to prevent their right from be ing outflanked. Austria and Germany Win. It was officially announced here that about 30,000 Russians had been taken prisoner by the Germans dur lng the fighting In East Prussia, par tlcularly at Ortelsburg, Hohenstein and Tannenburg. They include many officers of high rank. The German attack at these three points was across swamps and lakes. The following account of Austrian operations has been obtained in Ber lin from an official Austrian source "In the Austro-Russian theater of war decisive battles have been In prog ress for several days. Our forces, which were victorious near Krasnlk pursued the Russians in the direction of Lublin. The Austrians advanced also into the enemy's territory be tween the rivers Bug and Wieprz. . and we have taken positions In front , of Zamose. Other contingents of the Austrian army hold their positions northeast and southwest of Lemberg ' After crossing the Dniester they en countered great forces of the enemy.' Turkey to Stay Out London, Sept. 1. The Turkish em bassy here has issued an emphatic denial of the report that Turkey In tends to enter the general European war as an ally of Germany. The Ot toman embassy says Turkey has no such intention and adds that the posI- tion or tne pone nas ueeu cumuiiuu cated to the British government. ' Austrians Defeated? Sofia, Bulgaria, Sept. 1 It is reported that the Austrians have suffered an irreparable defeat at Zamose, In Russian Poland, fifty miles southeast of Lublin. Belgian Queen In England. I London, Sept. 1. Queen Elizabetl lof Belgium with her three 'ldrei. has arrived la London. CHURCHES Air announcements are Standard TimJ Chestnut Grove. Chestnut Grove Friends Church Howard H. Green, P&Btor Sunday school at 10; preaching at 11. Mid week prayer meeting Wednesday ev ening at 7:30. Gilead Friends. Gilead Friends Church, George E. Kent, Pastor Sunday school at 9:30; preaching at 10:30; young people's meeting at 6:30; preaching at 7:30. Mid-eek prayer meeting Thursday eve at 7 P. m. Christian Science Reading room, third floor of the Reg ister building, is open Wednesdays and Saturdays from 2 to 4 p. m.; testimonial meeting Wednesday night at 7:30. Leson sermon every Sunday at 1:30. Presbyterian. ' The regular Puarterly Communion service will be held next Sabbath. Preparatory Services will be held Fri day evening at 7:30. There will be ao Wednesday evening meeting. W. R. Ward, Minister. Baptist. The Whole 'month of September will be devoted to a special Rally season. In the Bible School, the class making the best record for the month will be awarded a prize. Pastor Craig will preach a scries of special Rally sermons. Topic for Sunday sermons: "The Blessings of Labor." All laboring people are invited. Senior B. Y. P. U. meeting at 6:30. Union open air meetng at 7:30. Preaching at the Fulton Baptist church Sunday at 2:30 p. m. Marengo Circuit. Marengo Circuit" M. E. Church, F. A. Gilmore, Pastoi" At Marengo: Sept. 6. Sunday school at 9:15; tem perance sermon at 7:30, "Why the saloon must go;" prayer meeting on Thursday evening at 7:30. At Wood bury: i Preaching at 9:30; Sunday school at 10; prayer meeting Wed nesday evening at 7:30. At Fulton: Sunday school at 9:30; sermon to children at 10:30; Epworth league at 7:30; prayer meeting Wednesday ev ening at 7:30. Woman's Foreign Missionary Thank Offering at Marengo, Sunday 10:30 A. M. Mrs. Manley of Delaware, a re turned Missionary will speak. . Trinity M. E. Sabbath school lesson, "The Great Commandments." Sermon by the pastor at the morning hour of worship. Epworth League topic, "A Song of Lofty Expectations." The union evening meetings will con tinue through the month of September. The pastor of the Methodist church will be the out-of-door preacher next Sunday evening on the square. If the weather is bad the meeting will be held in the Baptist church. Cabinet meeting of the Epworth League after prayer meeting. Stewards' meeting Thursday night. The annual conference meets at Nor- walk, Sept. 22. j Great Republican Improve ments. The Morrow County Republican at this time needs all the help it can pos sibly get from its patronB. We have on our list a thousand or more subscrip ers who could well afford to remit a year or two subscription and the pay' ment would be considered as a favor. The Republican is contemplating great Improvement, one that will cost, not hundreds, but thousands of dollars. So in a week or two we will be able to show you what grit, pluck and square dealing can do. Under ordinary circumstances we would not need to urge you to pay. Work on New Garage. Dr. Tucker's fine big building on South Main street being erected for Wiison & Bradford's Up-to-the-minute garage, has the foundation, which is of cement, nearly completed, and they are hauling the brick which are a pretty light yellow color. The building will be two stories and will have a working basement under part of it. When completed it will be a most substantial, pretty and convenient structure of large dimensions, with all garage conveniences. Geo. Hiskey returned home Tues day night from two weeks visit in Huntington, Whitley and Kosoiousko counties, Ind., where he attended the re union at Huntington of his mother's family on the 19th. Mr. Hiskey tells us that the corn especially in Hunting ton county looks good. ' In Warsaw on account of dry weather corn looks bad. Peaches! Car load Elberta (Lake) Peaches to arrive Saturday or Monday. Quality fine. Prices reasonable. Place your orders at once. City Bakery and Grocery G. W. CHIPPS, Proprietor LADY COOK Known by Kt. Gilead's Older People, Stilt Active. London, Aug. 24 Lady Cook who was an American woman, Tennessee Cad in, hopes to enlist 150,000 women in an Am azon army. She has petitioned Queen Mary to further the project, reminding her how Boadicea, queen of the ancient Britons, mowed down her enemies in a scythed chariot. "There are plenty of women knitting sockB aDd doing Red Cross work," sayt Lady Cook, "but I want every woman who has health and strength to use arms so that when the men-folk are away they can defend their homes and honor. . I believe Englishwomen will make good fighters, for I believe what Kipling says about the female of the pecies being more deadly than the male. "My plan is to have regiments of women wearing khaki uniforms, just like the men, with the possible addition of knee-length ikirts.',' Lady Cook, Tennessee Claflin and her sister Victoria C. Woodhull, lived in Mt. Gilead with her siBter, Mrs. Miles, when the latter and Mr. Miles kept the American House, half a eentuty ago, when Tennessee was a girl. She is now an English subject. ' Rev. and Mrs. E. H. Barrett re turned home from Shelby, Mich., Mon day afternoon, after a several weeks' visit with their daughter Mrs. Ed Johnston and their friends. Mrs. Johnston is teaching music in the public schools. while Mr. Johnston is in the shoe store with his mother, his father having died not long ago. Peaches, Rev. Barrett tells us, are selling for canning for 75 cents a bushel.' Fogle-St. Clair. Miss Laura Fogle of Fredericktown, O., and Mr. Joy St. Clairof Galion, O., were united in marriage by Rev. J. W. Craig, at the Baptist parsonage, Saturday, August 29. Irwin-Altenburg. . Miss Catherine Irwin, daughter of Mrs. Lucy Irwin, of Mt. Gilead, and Hovey Altenburg, of Mt. Vernon, were quietly married at Dayton, Tuesday. Phillips-Conway A Marengo young couble came to Mt. Gilead last Friday, August 28, to unite their endeavors together in life's great issues. Ihey were married by Kev. b. E. Sears. They are Mr. Verner M. Conway and Miss Lenore Phillips. Geogory-Irwin. Mr. Walter Riley Irwin and Miss Myrtle Dill Gregory, both of Carding' ton, were married in Mt. Gilead, Wed' nesday morning, Sept. 2, at 9 o'clock by Rev. S. E. Sears. They will go to housekeeping on a farm about two miles south of Cardington. Clevenger-Jackson. At the M. E. parsonage in Edison Thursday evening, August 27, 1914, were wedded Mr. Floyd Harold Jack' eon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Amos Jack' son, south of Mt. Gilead, and Miss Jennie Oneta Clevenger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon B. Clevenger, of Edison, Rev. Bryenton officiating. The young couple will make Mt. Gilead their future home. The bride was for a long time bookkeeper at the Repub lican office. We wish them joy and happiness. . Turned Turtle. Coming home on Sunday evening at about 6:30, a short distance east of Ma rion the George Thomas automobile ran into a ditch and turned over, breaking one wheel. Jim, Dale and Mrs. Thom as and Susie Spousler'were in the machine, a Ford, driven by Jim, and going pretty speedy when they turned out for another machine, and going too close to the bank, upset. Mrs. Thomas sus tained an injury to her arm, but the rest escaped. Dr. Jackson was 'phoned for and gave Mrs. Thomas relief and assisted the party home. 4 : MM IEFIIE ADBBSnS To Ba Hade in Mansfield Next Monday, Before Court of Appeals. The case of the Cardington Mutual Telephone company will be heard in the court of appeals at Mansfield, Monday, Sept 7. In. common pleas court thiB cast brought by the Morrow County Telephone company was decided by Judge Devor in favor of the Carding' ton company. The court of appeals of this district decided the Ashley case some time ago against the Mutual, but the case axe not at all similar, end the Crdingtont company feels positive of eventually winning out. Monday ,18 a legal holiday, Labor Day, but all sides will waive this legal ques tion. Only two judges, Powell and Shields will tit in the case. ' It has been aaid that the Morrow County Telephone company . had. no power to bring these suits, that if the Mutual companies, being legally Incor porated and having power to do business in the Stat of Ohio, have violated any law, or deing anything contrary to the rights granted in their charters, the Attorney general should bring suit. If, for instance, one State bank violated ita rights another State bank could not bring suit. If one incorporated tele phone company violated its' rights, an other incorporated telephone company could not bring suit to prevent them from doing business. However decided in Mansfield, the case will find its way te the supreme court. In the court of last resort is where the Mutuals base great hopes. When the supreme court will get the case for a hearing can not be foretold, It may be three months it may be two years. In the meantime a score or so of men, ?oJts.ieve they did no wrong, -re under, am t. And this in America! BISHOP MCINTYRE Dies in Chicago One of the Chautauqua Lecturers. As we go to press word is received from Chicago of the death of Bishop Mclutyre, resident bishop at Oklahoma City. He passed away from Wesley Hospital on Sunday evening, August 30. He had not been in robust health for some time, and came to Chicago for treatment a little over a week ago, He was then Buffering from a large number of boils, which were giving him great physical disturbance. Every thing was done for him modern science could provide, and it was expected he would be able to take up his task at an early moment. He grew suddenly worse, and death came as a relief from pain and mental depression. Bishop Mclntyre had under his super vision this fall seven Conferences, and bad been anticipating this work with considerable pleasure. His sudden ill ness and unexpected death will be a great shock to all the pastors 'of Con ferences where he was to preside. He was a great preacher and lecturer, with world-wide fame. By nature he was a poet and word painter of most artistic Bk ill. His rise fro m the brick mason's work to that of a bishop is a demostration of what a talented youth under opportunity and hard work can accomplish. The churches be served carry a memory of him as one of the greatest minds and souls they have known. His artiBtic temperment made him a visionary of the most desirable type. He saw visions and dreamed dreams and was gifted with ability to place in words all that he saw and felt. Some of his descriptions will remain with men for many years after he is gone. His descriptive powers ranged from a delicious presentation of a dish of strawberries to the marvelous and bewildering presentation of the great Chicago fire. He was a master words, and king of the platform and pulpit. As a biBhop he has been re garded in this respect to the delight of all his Conferences. . The remains were taken to Oklahoma City, and from thence to Los Angeles, Cal., for burial.-Western Christian Advocate. Kehrweckdr-Haycook. Claude Haycook- of Edison, and Irene Kehrwecke'r of Cardington were united In marriage Monday at Gilead by Squire Kauff man. The bride is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. F. Kehrwecker of Fenn-ville, Mich; " NATAL. To Mr. and Mrs. E. P. George was born a baby girl, Sunday morning, Aug. 30, weight 7 pounds. The little girl will be christened Ins Virginia. 'The Cry of the Unclean Spirit" The union open air meetings will be continued through the month of Sep tember. Next Sunday night Rev. S. E. Sears will speak on "The Cry of the Unclean Spirit." If the weather should not permit an out of door meeting the service will be held in the Baptist chureh SIR C. W. H DOUGLAS Chief ef the Imperial staff ef ths British Army. AUSTRIANS SCORE VICTORY All but Annihilate Five Russian Army Corps. Philadelphia, Sept 1. Details of a rout of five Russian army corps by three Austrian corps were received at the Austro-Hungarian consulate In this city from the foreign office . at Vienna. The report says: "There has been a great battle fought, as a result of which Buckovl-na has been entirely cleared ot Russian troops. Twenty thousand Aus trian defeated a much larger force of Russians. The main Austrian army is on a line with Lublin. A great bat tle of seventy hours' duration. -has been foughVat Krasnlk along a front of fourteen miles. The Austrian army corps completely defeated, routed and almost annihilated five Russian army corps. At the last reports the Russians were flying In the direction of Lublin and the, Austrian victors were pressing tbem hard, hoping to cut off their communications with Warsaw. The Austrian army now occupies Krasnlk, Kielze and Lublin ' Japan Files Protest. Washington, Sept. 1. At the Japanese embassy it was said that a protest had been registered with the United States against, the treatment accorded some fifty or more Japanese who remained In Germany afte- the declaration of war. It was said that these Japanese had been interned in a prison fortress. The Japanese have demanded the release of the captives. ANTICIPATE SIEGE Thousands ef Noncombatanta the French Capital. Quit Paris, Sept. 1. Lines of anxious noncombatants, anxious to leave the city before the beginning of the siege. stretched for many blocks from the railroad stations. Thousands of per sons already have left the capital and thousands more are preparing to leave. During the night the lines at the ticket windows of the railroads began to form. These people intend to stay In line until they have purchased their tickets on outgoing trains. They have been "notified that it may be two days before they learve, tut they have their hand baggage and food ready to stand a short siege now, rather than a longer one later. A cheerful side of the picture is the assurance given out by the au thorltles, that In the eventuality of siege Paris is In far better shape in regard to the food supply than In 1870. There are large storks of flour, cattle, general provisions and coal actually within the city gates and large stores continue to arrive every day. The water supply has been protected against any attempts of the Germans to cut It off. CLAIMS WAR IS WON German Ambassador Says His Nation Is Ready For Peace. New Yorkr-Sept. 1. Count Johann Von Bernstorff, German ambassador to the United States, issued this statement: "The war has been fought and won Germany did not begin the war; she did not want the war; she is ready for peace at any moment. The coali tion has been defeated in western Europe. German defeat now on land Is out of the question. "The alms of the German general staff have been attained. The allies have been so badly and so suddenly worsted that Sermany is free to withdraw, as she has begun to do, great nnmbers of men to ward off the Russian invasion. German victory means a great advance of democracy in the empire. The nation can never forget how the whole people rose as ona man against an unjust attack." I . '.v 'f ' ''.X 'J (''' C K'Vj:l Photo by American Prau Aoociatlec. COURT HOUSE COMMON PLEAS COURT. New Cow: Geo Thatcher and N. C. Levering vs. board of health of Gilead town ship, damages in the sum. of $2,42 and costs of suit. The suit is the outgrowth, of an action against the plaintiffs, who had a slaughter house In Gilead township, two years ago. The board secured an injunction in tho lower courts against the use of the grounds and buildings for slaughter house purposes. The plaintiffs in their petititien state that after the injunction was granted In the lower courts, the board of health entered into a written obligation with the V. 8. Fidelity fc Guaranty Co. as security, that the board would pay to the plaintiffs the damages they might sustain by reason of the injunction if it finally be decided that said injunction ought not to have been granted. The petition staK-s that upon trial of the case in appellate court in June, IMS, the higher court deci ded that the injunction ought nut to have been granted, and dissolved the same. Since the higher court as dissolved the Injunction, the plaintiffs hold that the board of litsilth should, according to the terms of the agreement, pay to them dam aged for loss susiained during thf lime tlte Injunction from the lower courts was In force. Damags are giv-in as follows: Loss tallow and trimmings, 88 head cattle butchered, ?.")2S; loss lard from 194 hogs butch ered, J2r,0; to hauling saidby-products from premises, 250; to dam aged to business and cost of litigation, $1,500; total $2,462. Geo. W. Sipe vs. board of educa tion of Peru township, to secure temporary restraining order enjoining the board from proceeding to centralize the Peru township school district and the Alum Creek school district. He claims that an election held in that ownship for the purpose of determi ning the will of the voters in regard lo the centralization plan was illegal, null and void. The election resulted in a vote of 91 to 82 in favor of the project. The reasons givtn for contesting the election are: first. that the board of education had no right to hold such an election; second, that the petition calling for the election was signed by electors from both districts; third, that the board had no authority to call an election for the centralization of the two districts; fourth, that no notice or Ctll was made for the special election. Wm. D. Spore vs. Nora Spore, divorce. The plaintiff claims to have been married to fie defendant at Palmyra, Mo., in 1310. He'claimsthat the defendant made false represen tations to him. concerning her char acter and chastity in order to induce! him to marry her. PROBATE COURT. M. L. Craven appointed admr. es tate Martha Phillips. Bond $HK). S.A. Uurbin, A. T. Hildebrand and J. X. Hosier appraisers. Wm. Brundage estate Sixth par tial account filed by Benj. Olds, trustee;First and final account filed in the David Mezgar estate. Arlle Goff, an alleged lunatic Affidavit filed, warrant to arrest Issued, returnable Aug. 27, ' Wilson Rhodes Petition to change name to Wilbur Chipps. Hearing had, ordered by the court that the name be and is changed from Wilson Rhodes to Wilbur Chipiw. Arthur Sellers appointed gdn. of Lydia and Phebe Gilson. Bond filed and approved. Arlle Goff, alleged lnsane--ln(iuest held, testimony., of witnesses taken, found to be insane and fit subject for treatment at the state hospital. Medical certificate ordered and filed by R. L. Pierce and Geo. H. Pugh, convey Issued to sheriff. Benj. Olds, trustee under the will Benj. Olds, trustee under the will of Wm. Brundige, dee'd New bond filed and approved. MARRIAGE LICENSES. Floyd H. Jackson, farmer, age 21, of Mt. Gilead, and Jennie Clevenger, age 19, of Edison. Vernon M. Conway, tinner, age 19, of Sparta, and Lenore Phillips, age 17, of Marengo. Joy H. St. Clair, laborer, of Galion, and Laura Fogle of Perry township. Claude Haycook, laborer, age IS, of Edison, and Irene Kehrwecker, age IS, of Cardington. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. James Monroe, president, to Wm. Beatty, 302 acres in Gilead township, patent. Geo. Bowman to Lewis Z. Martin, lot 5S9 in, It. Gilead, $75. Trustees Bryn Zion cemetery to Henry Trinibee, one-half lot 1j1 in Bryn Zlon cemetery. Lillian Feigley to Andrew Mitchell, part lots 31, 32 and 33 in Climax, $125. Daniel Lowe to H. V. Lowe, 21 acres in Troy township, affidavit: H. V. Lowe to Minerva Lowe, 21 acres in Troy township, $1.00 Elizabeth Benson, q. c. to Melissa M. Pocock, 108 acres in Franklin township, $1675.00. , H. J. Hull to L. L. Glass, lot 25i and part lots 22 and 252 in Mt. Gilead. $2,100.00. James Monroe, president, to Thomas Moore, 160 acres in Troy township, patent. Emanuel Winebar to May Gardner, lots 160-167 In Fulton, $650. B. A. Durkee to Mark. Cook, catacomb No. .122 in Mt. Gilead mausoleum, $125.00. Wm. H. Kennedy to J. W. Welch, '0 acres in Bennington township, $5250.00. 4 mortgages received, $10,775.00. 5 mortgages cancelled, $7,150.00. .. - " . i PUSH BACK LEFT VMI8 OF ALLIE8 Germans Force Fees to Yield Ground. BIG BATTLE PROCEEDING French Ksi Occupying Second Line of Defense FIERCE FIGHT CI THE VISTULA Russian Troops Engage Austrian Forces In a General Engagement. Czar's Legions Attack Fortified City . of Koenigsburg, In East Prussia. General French Reports Losses In British Defeat Progress of the Great Conflict. London, Aug. 31. The French, undaunted by reverses in the northwest, have resumed the battle in Lorraine. It is reported that General Pau with reinforcements has been hurried to northern Prance to the support of the weakened left. Despite despefate resistance, however, this wing of the allies has been forced to retire further.The French war office Issued the following: "The progress of the German right wing has obliged us to yield ground on our left." The French ministry of war announces that It has been decided to call out the class of 1914, which will give at least 200.000 additional troops, and also to call out the active reserve and the eldest classes of the territorial reserve. . After four days of desperate fighting, the British army in France Is rested, refitted and reinforced for the next great battle, according to an announcement by Lord Kitchiner, secretary of state for war. In a statement based on report from Sir John French, commander of the British expeditionary forces, the secretary says that the British, after struggling against tremendous odds, retired to a new line of defense. Their casualties are between 5,0t0 and 6,000. The battle line of the allies now runs through Labercles. Lecateau and Cambrai. The Germans report that their forces have reached Quentin and are advancing from there towards the fortified positions of Lafere. The mayor of Boulogne denies that that city has been taken by the Germans. Troops For the Russian Border. Russia's Invasion of Germany continues successfully along the entire line of battle, according to a St. Petersburg dispatch. German troops have been forced to. abandon the Vistula river at several points and are being driven back rapidly all along the line of this river, which Is of great strategic importance. Battle lines cover two widely separated regions, the northern Russian army engaging the Germans south of Koenigsburg, the siege of which had been begun, and the southern force assailing the Austrians near Lemburg, Austrian Galicia. In a fight with the Austrians, the Russians achieved a victory, killing 3.000 Austrians and capturing many prisoners. Germany Is sending troops from Belgium to East Prussia to meet the Russians as rapidly as the railroads can carry them. One hundred and thirty-six trains loaded with soldiers crossed from Belgium Into Prussia. The garrison of Germans holding Brussels has been cut to 300 men. Dispatches from Austrian headquarters state that 1,000.000 men are engaged in the battle on the Austro-Russian frontier. The battle line extends from the Vistula river to the Dniester river, over 100 miles. The Russians have penetrated more than twenty miles into Austrian territory. Scattered encounters in eastern Ga-ilcla have developed into a general battle, extending 100 miles, from the southern district ot Lublin, In Russian Poland, to a point beyond Lemberg. in Ga!ia. The official Information bureau announces that Apia, a seaport of Upolu, Pamoan Islands, and capital of the German part of the group, surrendered on the morning, of Aug. 29 to a British force from New Zeland. Germany's Samoan territory has been considered her most strategic possession In the Pacific. Following the dissolution of the agreement of 1889, by which the United States, Germany 1 and Great Britain joined in guaranteeing the neutrality and Independ ent ol the Samoan group, a tit of partition was signed in Washington in 1899. An official statement issued by the admiralty says that of 1,200 men composing the crews of the German warships sunk off Helgoland Friday, only 330 were saved. Twenty-nine kjlled end thirty eight wounded was the price in me paid by the British for the naval action.